BADMINTON LIBRARY – MOTORS AND MOTOR-DRIVING 1904

Note to the third edition : This edition has been revised throughout and illustrations of the latest types of cars have replaced some of those used in former editions. Chapters on ‘Motor-Cars for Men of Moderate Means’ and the ‘The Gordon Bennett Race of 1903’ have been included, and the full text of the new Motor Laws is given. The latest mechanical and ignition devices are described and illustrated, and the whole work has been brought up to date.

INHOUD : 1. A short history of the motor-car 2. The utility of motor vehicles 3. The choice of a motor 4. Dress for motoring 5. Motor-cars and health 6. The motor stable and its management 7. The petrol engine 8. Ignition in petrol engines 9. The caprices of the petrol motor 10. The petrol car : Transmission – Frames, suspension, axles, wheels, steering gear and brakes 11. Tyres 12. Steam cars 13. Electric cars 14. Motor cycles 15. Motor-driving 16. The charms of driving in motors 17. Roads 18. Motor-cars and horses 19. Reminiscences 20. Some points of law affecting the owners of motor vehicles 21. Automobile clubs 22. Motor cars for men of moderate means 23. The Gordon-Bennett race of 1903 Appendix : Races and trials The Motor Laws as they exist Glossary of terms in automobilism in English, French and German